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2024-08-03 22:16:59 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6EF3CEE417452D0DECACD24D7343535BA6E0B666000BB2DC78DE96029D62549C
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False. Ignoring absurd claims (faster than "America's supercomputer" & "puzzled the world"), the technique comes from Korean finger counting - Chisanbop. https://www.csmonitor.com/1982/0517/051703.html Kids were taught it routinely for decades https://supermaths.co.uk/making-maths-fun-with-the-abacus-finger-theory/ https://www.mathnasium.com/math-centers/littleton/news/finger-counting-a-great-tool-or-a-hindering-habit The girl is Tawkeer-un-nisa was taught the technique in an academy https://www.thekashmirmonitor.net/meet-tawkeer-un-nisa-kashmirs-eight-year-old-human-calculator/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqyhxR-9S1E
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